The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 2, 2198
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
8:20 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3410
Events on this date
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -2.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.31° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.16° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.