The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2053
Last Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1616
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 271.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.97° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.24° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.