The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 2045
Waning Gibbous
58.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 PM
2:15 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1517
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 | 260.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 285.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.26° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.46° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.