The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2048
Waning Crescent
20.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
5:15 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.4%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1554
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.25° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / 3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.54° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.