The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 1948
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
8:58 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 318
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 01m / 3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.00° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.01° / -3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.20° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.