The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
3:04 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3051
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 | 138.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 47.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.63° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.51° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.