The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 4, 2176
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
8:19 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3138
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 | 15.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 134.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.56° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.39° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.