The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 2159
Waning Gibbous
67.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
1:09 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.6%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 249.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 69.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.55° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.67° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.