The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
4:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1876
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 | 156.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 357.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.29° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 2.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.94° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.