The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 5, 2072
Last Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 AM
2:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 269.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 270.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.79° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.08° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.04° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.