The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2026
Waning Gibbous
57.7% 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
11:25 PM
2:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.7%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 261.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 285.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.47° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.66° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.