The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2103
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
9:25 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2235
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -14.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.42° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.27° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.