The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2102
Waning Gibbous
67.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
1:11 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.5%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2222
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 249.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.2° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.42° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.40° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.24° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.