The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2173
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:06 AM
7:03 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 330.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.3° / 193.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.66° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.42° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.