The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2053
Waning Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 PM
12:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1616
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 283.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.40° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.84° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.