The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 2060
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1703
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.7° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 03m / -26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.25° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.16° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.