The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2010
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 AM
6:04 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1084
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 | 320.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.82° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.38° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.