The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
5:57 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 466
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 | 169.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 337.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -9.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.30° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.15° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.