The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2144
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 PM
11:51 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2742
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.6° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 49m / -17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.84° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.01° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.