The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 5, 1988
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 AM
5:21 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 812
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 | 299.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 259.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.65° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.20° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.67° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.