The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2032

Waxing Crescent

0.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
49°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.7%
Age
0.8 days
Distance
405,400 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1357

Events on this date

  1. Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun8.65°
Phase angle170.75°
Illuminated fraction0.65%
Altitude / azimuth41.3° / 138.8°
Right ascension / declination11h 27m / 0.08°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude172.29° / -3.23°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.06° / 4.66°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude169.65° / -1.19°
Position angle of the axis24.4°
Position angle of the bright limb314.6°
Apparent magnitude-4.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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