The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2146
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
6:33 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2766
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 | 330.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 193.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.96° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.05° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.