The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
1:15 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1703
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 | 118.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 56m / -27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.39° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.76° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.