The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
4:00 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1010
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 273.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.62° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.80° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.