The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2160
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
9:29 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 | 42.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 23m / -13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.02° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.61° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.29° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.