The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Waxing Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
2:04 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1270
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 | 128.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.01° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.73° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.