The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 4, 2174
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3113
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -27.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.01° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.74° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.