The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2099
Waning Gibbous
86.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
10:40 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.9%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2185
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.8° / 298.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 11.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.03° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.62° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.