The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2091
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2086
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 | 264.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.90° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.62° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| 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.