The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 1902
Waxing Crescent
2.7% 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
7:32 AM
7:40 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -251
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -1.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.06° / -2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.89° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.