The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2059
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
6:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 323.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.95° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.78° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.