The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 2051
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
6:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 342.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 170.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.73° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.45° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.