The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 1931
Waning Gibbous
66.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
1:17 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.1%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 107
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 | 251.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.47° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.84° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.