The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2038
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
11:29 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1431
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 | 71.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 29m / -15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.71° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.82° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.