The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 3, 2197
Waning Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:25 PM
1:46 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3397
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 | 257.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 283.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.10° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.26° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.