The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 4, 2183
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
9:45 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3224
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.7° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 4.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.77° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.03° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.