The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 AM
9:32 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1060
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 36m / -15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.91° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.07° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.