The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 1908
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
11:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -177
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -19.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.80° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.63° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.