The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 1924
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
10:47 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 21
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.30° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.42° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.