The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 4, 1964
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
7:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 515
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 | 340.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 167.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 17.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.22° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.45° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.