The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 1923
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
2:32 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 8
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.60° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.47° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| 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.