The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2116
Waning Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 AM
5:26 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2395
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 | 299.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 27.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.12° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.69° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.75° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.