The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 2151
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2828
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 277.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.73° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.41° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.28° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| 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.