The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2070
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
7:11 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1826
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 164.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.39° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.26° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.