The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 1964
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
6:53 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 515
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 | 326.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 203.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 21.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.98° / 3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.22° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.