The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2122
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
8:52 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2470
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 126.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 33m / -8.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.99° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.79° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.92° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.