The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2105
Waning Crescent
36.7% 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
12:44 AM
3:50 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.7%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 285.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.66° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.29° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.