The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 2026
Waning Crescent
34.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
4:32 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1282
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 | 287.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.89° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.08° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.