The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2106
First Quarter
53.1% 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
2:51 PM
12:02 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2272
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 | 93.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.15° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.19° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.