The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
3:26 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3150
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 | 139.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 38.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.44° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.71° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.