The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2083
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1987
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.71° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.05° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.