The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 4, 2040
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
7:30 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 337.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 171.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 19.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.65° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.44° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.