The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, September 4, 1933

Full Moon Corn Moon

99.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
43°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
14.4 days
Distance
377,300 km
Apparent size
31.7′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
132

Events on this date

  1. Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:00 PM, is deepest at 12:51 AM and ends at 2:42 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.

  2. Full Moon Corn Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun185.81°
Phase angle6.04°
Illuminated fraction99.72%
Altitude / azimuth-46.1° / 318.7°
Right ascension / declination23h 11m / -3.39°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude347.46° / 1.71°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.59° / -1.84°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-0.64° / -0.40°
Position angle of the axis338.6°
Position angle of the bright limb53.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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