The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 PM
5:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2247
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 | 161.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 353.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -9.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.35° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.92° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.