The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2002
Waning Crescent
16.1% 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
2:33 AM
6:08 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 312.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.7° / 238.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 24.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.85° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.14° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.59° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.