The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 2168
Waxing Crescent
9.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
9:52 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3039
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 114.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -2.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.35° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.23° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.72° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.