The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 4, 2197
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3397
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 277.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.13° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / -0.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.46° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.