The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 3, 2189
Waning Crescent
43.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
3:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.3%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3298
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 | 277.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 25.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.56° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.91° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.88° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| 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.