The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 1982
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
6:54 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 738
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 | 181.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.2° / 314.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -10.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.55° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 142.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.