The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 4, 2009
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
7:00 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1072
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 326.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 49m / -3.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.23° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.