The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 3, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
4:33 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3286
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 | 155.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 357.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -19.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.48° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.53° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.