The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 1905
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
9:54 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -214
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 28m / -9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.81° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.99° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.74° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.