The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 3, 2187
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
8:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3274
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 | 10.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 127.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 7.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.52° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.31° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.39° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.