The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
5:29 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1641
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 | 164.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.3° / 341.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.48° / -1.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.56° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.