The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 1947
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 PM
9:47 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / 2.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.82° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.65° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.