The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2127
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
6:05 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2531
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 | 323.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 210.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.89° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.22° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.