The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 2134
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
6:48 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2618
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.0° / 315.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.51° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.05° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 157.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.