The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 1901
Last Quarter
48.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 PM
1:43 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.5%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -264
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.33° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.73° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| 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.