The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2115
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
5:03 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2383
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 341.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.34° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.91° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.