The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2031
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
9:36 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.45° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.01° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.