The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 1934
Waning Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
5:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 144
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 | 301.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 25.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.05° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.93° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.