The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
62.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 PM
12:14 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.7%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1938
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 104.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -28.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.95° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.36° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.