The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2149
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
9:09 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2804
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 122.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / 4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.93° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.77° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.