The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 1990
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 PM
5:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 837
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 | 162.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.2° / 348.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.28° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.31° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.