The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
62.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
12:21 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.9%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 998
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 | 104.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.61° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.36° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.