The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2159
Waning Gibbous
77.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
12:00 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 236.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 293.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.92° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.48° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.