The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 2017
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 PM
5:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1171
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 | 160.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 350.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -13.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.82° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.93° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.