The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 1972
Waning Crescent
17.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
5:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.7%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 614
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 22.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.61° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.56° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.