The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 1957
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 PM
2:49 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 429
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 | 130.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.1° / 54.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.02° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.15° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.