The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
70.0% 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
5:01 PM
12:50 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2173
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 29m / -28.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.31° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.56° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.