The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 2076
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
11:50 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1901
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 | 80.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 99.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.88° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.99° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.