The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 1980
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
5:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 713
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.86° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.10° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.34° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.