The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 2136
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2643
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.0° / 99.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.29° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.36° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| 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.