The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2163
Waxing Crescent
26.1% 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
12:11 PM
10:55 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2977
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 | 61.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.39° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.41° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.