The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2038
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1431
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -19.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.87° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.60° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| 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.