The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2082
Waxing Gibbous
88.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
3:09 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.0%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1975
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 | 139.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.6° / 43.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 15m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.97° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 46.55° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.