The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2156
Waning Gibbous
71.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
12:47 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.5%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2890
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 | 244.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 291.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 21.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.22° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.01° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.