The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 2017
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
4:13 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1171
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 18.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.24° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.11° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.