The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2151
Waning Crescent
42.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
3:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.8%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2828
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 | 278.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 271.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.29° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.49° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| 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.