The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2143
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2729
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.29° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.29° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.69° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.