The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2070
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
8:20 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1827
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 | 11.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.0° / 135.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.68° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.27° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.5° |
| 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.