The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 1969
Last Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 PM
3:02 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 577
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 281.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 27.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.51° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.44° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.