The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2108
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
5:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2296
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 220.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.72° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.40° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.