The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 1916
Waxing Crescent
34.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
9:48 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.0%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -78
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 | 71.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 13m / -22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.01° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.26° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.9° |
| 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.