The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2179
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
9:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 42.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -12.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.71° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.49° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.