The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
4:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1406
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 | 156.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 358.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 24m / -15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.63° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.16° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.33° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.8° |
| 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.