The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 4, 2122
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
9:20 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2470
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.99° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.68° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.