The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 2021
Waning Crescent
12.6% 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
3:03 AM
6:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1220
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 | 318.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 226.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.02° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / -5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.39° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.