The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2193
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
11:43 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3348
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.20° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.14° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.