The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2155
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 PM
10:31 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.7° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.86° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.97° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.