The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2003
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 998
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -23.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.62° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.56° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.