The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 2023
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
12:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1245
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.8° / 289.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.40° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.79° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.