The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2168
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
9:23 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3039
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 | 22.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 25m / 2.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.58° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.95° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.