The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 2004
Last Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1010
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 279.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 25.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.76° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.59° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.