The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
4:25 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 149.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.8° / 16.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.87° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.71° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.