The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 1986
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 AM
8:49 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 788
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.3° / 127.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 1.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.69° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.60° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.