The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
3:57 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 147.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.3° / 20.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.70° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.73° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.