The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
96.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
4:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.8%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3051
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 347.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.33° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.14° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.