The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 4, 2048
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
5:49 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1554
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 | 317.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 222.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.38° / -2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.77° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.