The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 2140
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2692
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 273.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.99° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.27° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.