The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2171
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
9:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 117.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.20° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.69° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.29° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.