The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
58.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
12:36 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 58.3%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 99.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 80.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 58.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.81° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.31° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.