The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 1959
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
8:19 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 454
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 | 7.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 136.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.88° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.21° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.