The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 2157
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
7:26 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2902
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 159.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 11.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.30° / -0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.30° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.