The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 4, 2184
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
7:57 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3236
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 78% of the Sun is covered at 8:06 PM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 8.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.43° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.01° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.92° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.