The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 2078
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:58 AM
7:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 340.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 165.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.77° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.82° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.