The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 4, 2026
Last Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 278.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 27.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.63° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.87° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.0° |
| 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.