The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
5:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3323
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 332.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 04m / -16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.34° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.24° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.92° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.