The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 1916
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
10:38 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- -78
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.5° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 12m / -25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.67° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.05° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| 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.