The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2155
Waxing Crescent
39.2% 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
1:57 PM
11:09 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2878
Events on this date
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Saturn 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 | 77.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -24.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.29° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.75° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.