The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2165
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
7:01 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3001
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 | 338.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 175.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.40° / -1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.86° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.