The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 2171
Waxing Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 PM
10:33 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3076
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 | 58.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.04° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.83° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.