The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
69.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
12:54 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.7%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2680
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 | 113.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.94° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.50° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| 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.