The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2040
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 AM
7:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 349.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 15.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.77° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.67° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.