The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 2015
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 AM
2:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1146
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.93° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.62° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| 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.