The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 1915
Waning Crescent
22.3% 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
12:46 AM
4:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -91
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 265.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 25.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.95° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.85° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.