The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 4, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
6:20 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 171.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.8° / 337.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.79° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.