The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
4:08 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 147.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.7° / 20.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 38m / -14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.07° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.10° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.