The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
70.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
1:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.7%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1839
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 | 114.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 24m / -18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.76° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.94° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.