The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 2056
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 AM
4:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1653
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 | 297.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 255.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 22.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.94° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.12° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.