The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2100
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
8:08 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2198
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.25° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.44° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.