The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 3, 2179
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
8:55 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3175
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 29m / -7.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.77° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / 6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.72° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.