The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 2116
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
7:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2395
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.6° / 164.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.54° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.45° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.