The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 2148
Waning Gibbous
56.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.8%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 16m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.94° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.63° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.