The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2117
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
11:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 81.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -24.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.89° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.38° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.