The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2160
Waxing Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
10:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2940
Events on this date
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.00° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.44° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.06° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.