The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 1983
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
6:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 750
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.96° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.02° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.