The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2160
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
8:54 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2940
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / -8.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.55° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.53° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.