The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 2, 2179
Waxing Crescent
1.8% 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
8:15 AM
8:20 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 134.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / -2.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.68° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.96° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.