The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2129
Waning Gibbous
69.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
12:34 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2556
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 | 247.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 280.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.71° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.83° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.63° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.