The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 1982
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
7:57 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 738
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 | 193.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 305.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -6.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.44° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.46° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.