The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
6:03 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2952
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 | 168.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.8° / 341.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.96° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.74° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.