The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 4, 2172
Waning Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
9:06 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 205.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 2.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.61° / -1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.80° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| 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.