The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 1983
Waning Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
6:01 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 750
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 | 311.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 240.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 24.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.16° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.79° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| 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.