The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2128
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
12:17 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2544
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -17.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.42° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.92° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.