The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2172
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:46 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3088
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 316.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 56m / -10.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.30° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.55° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 158.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.