The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 1958
Waning Gibbous
75.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 PM
12:01 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.5%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 441
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 | 239.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 13.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.12° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.01° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.