The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2178
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
12:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3162
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 | 239.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 292.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.68° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.26° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.