The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2680
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 | 101.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 19m / -26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.93° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.70° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.