The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2050
Waning Gibbous
92.3% 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
9:15 PM
9:44 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1579
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 | 212.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.1° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 7.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.64° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.81° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| 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.