The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 3, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:01 PM
5:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3422
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 162.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 350.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -8.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.30° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.34° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.