The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2021
Waning Crescent
2.4% 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
5:13 AM
7:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1220
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 | 342.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.04° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.86° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 125.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.