The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
1:46 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2173
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 | 124.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.2° / 74.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.33° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.36° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.