The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 2007
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 PM
2:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1047
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.02° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.84° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.