The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 1906
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 PM
8:34 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -202
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 309.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 02m / 1.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.82° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.12° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.