The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2181
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
3:50 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3199
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.52° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.29° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.