The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 1941
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
6:52 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 231
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:18 PM, is deepest at 1:46 PM and ends at 2:14 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 324.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 52m / -6.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.89° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -0.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.79° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.