The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 PM
12:38 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2915
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -25.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.03° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.88° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.