The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 1927
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 58
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 | 92.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.59° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.32° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.33° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| 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.