The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 1963
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
6:32 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 503
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 318.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -11.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.46° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 187.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.