The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 PM
12:22 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 293
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 | 101.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.88° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / 1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.53° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.