The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 2097
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
7:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.81° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.63° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.5° |
| 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.