The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 1919
Waxing Gibbous
60.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
12:30 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.2%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -41
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 | 101.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.78° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.92° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.