The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 2108
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
6:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2296
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 | 331.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 13.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.11° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / 5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.64° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.