The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2121
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 PM
2:38 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2457
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.27° / 3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.24° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| 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.