The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 4, 2068
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1802
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 87.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.3° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.01° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.57° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.