The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 4, 2057
Waxing Crescent
32.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
11:17 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1666
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.8° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.31° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.01° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.