The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 1926
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
6:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 45
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 | 321.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 21.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.49° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.28° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.59° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.