The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2087
First Quarter
54.2% 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
2:59 PM
12:05 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2037
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.01° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.77° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| 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.