The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 2, 2200
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 AM
3:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3434
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 261.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.04° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.90° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.