The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 1950
Last Quarter
49.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
3:10 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 342
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.50° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.84° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.