The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 2000
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
11:54 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 961
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 | 78.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.96° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.76° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.19° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.