The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 5, 2000
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 961
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.17° / 3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / -3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.98° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.