The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 3, 2174
Waxing Crescent
41.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
11:15 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3113
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 | 79.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.23° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.31° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.95° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.