The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2144
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 PM
11:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 63.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.8° / 105.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -14.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.60° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.22° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.