The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 2079
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1938
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 | 93.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -26.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.09° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.03° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.56° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.