The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 2117
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2408
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.57° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.37° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.17° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.