The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2081
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
8:38 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1963
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 | 18.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 129.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / -1.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.15° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.05° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.01° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| 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.