The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 2, 2180
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
5:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3187
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 352.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.88° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.14° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.