The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 1940
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
9:34 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 219
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -6.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.91° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.54° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.