The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2042
Waning Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 PM
12:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1480
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.8° / 289.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 18.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.51° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.59° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| 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.