The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 2173
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
6:34 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3100
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.82° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.19° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.