The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 5, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
5:01 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1505
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 | 159.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 352.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -15.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.90° / -1.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.55° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.