The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 5, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
5:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2346
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 329.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -13.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.40° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.15° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.