The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2097
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:48 AM
7:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 199.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.25° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.40° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.