The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 2, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
4:19 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3422
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,100 km.
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 17.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 42m / -12.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.49° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.51° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.