The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2138
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
7:13 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2667
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 171.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 15.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.84° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.34° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.48° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.