The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 1991
Waning Crescent
18.9% 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
2:20 AM
5:32 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 849
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 | 308.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.2° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 27m / 21.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.18° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.24° / 0.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.36° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.