The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 2, 2189
Last Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3298
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.8° / 278.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 22.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.71° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / -0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.67° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.