The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2127
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
5:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2531
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 232.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 17.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.13° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.98° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.