The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2002
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
7:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 985
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 | 339.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.7° / 167.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.43° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.06° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.