The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 2181
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:58 AM
4:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3199
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 | 298.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 248.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.38° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.51° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.