The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2162
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
3:11 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2964
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 | 278.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 267.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.60° / -3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.48° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.