The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 2102
Waning Gibbous
57.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 PM
2:15 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.7%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 261.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 284.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.11° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.00° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.44° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.