The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2049
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1567
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.05° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.39° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.