The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 PM
6:13 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1171
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 330.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -10.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.68° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.