The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2030
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
11:18 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1332
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.82° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / 2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.