The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 1924
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
11:26 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 21
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 67.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.38° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.20° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.