The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2041
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1468
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 98.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -24.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.87° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.95° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.