The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 1996
Waning Crescent
41.6% 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
12:38 AM
3:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 911
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 | 279.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.19° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.03° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.