The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, September 3, 2029

Waning Crescent

26.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
72°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
26.4%
Age
24.6 days
Distance
387,900 km
Apparent size
30.8′
Constellation
Gemini
Lunation number
1319

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 Sun298.33°
Phase angle118.20°
Illuminated fraction26.37%
Altitude / azimuth51.8° / 254.2°
Right ascension / declination6h 42m / 22.41°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude99.77° / -0.67°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.99° / 1.24°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-124.74° / -1.44°
Position angle of the axis2.5°
Position angle of the bright limb93.4°
Apparent magnitude-8.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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