The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2166
First Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -16.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.49° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.52° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.