The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 1912
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
2:11 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -128
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 287.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.68° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.97° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.