The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 2146
Waning Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
5:55 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2766
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 | 319.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.5° / 217.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 05m / 16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.03° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.11° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.81° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.