The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 1949
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
3:54 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 330
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 | 148.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 17.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.71° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.61° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.56° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.