The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2103
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
8:10 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2235
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 | 10.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / -0.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.57° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 6.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.98° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 316.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.