The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 4, 2105
Waning Crescent
17.0% 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
2:51 AM
5:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2259
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 | 311.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.60° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.37° / 5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.74° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.