The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2116
Waning Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
6:18 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2395
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 | 313.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 240.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.57° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.98° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.