The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2089
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
5:45 AM
7:14 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2061
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.6° / 164.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.87° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.08° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| 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.