The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 PM
9:40 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1010
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.8° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 49m / 3.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.49° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.62° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.