The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 1920
Last Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -29
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 | 268.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.4° / 274.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.08° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.73° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.03° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.