The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2098
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2173
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.72° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.69° / 5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.97° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.