The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 2028
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
6:42 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1307
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 330.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 34m / -5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.14° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.