The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
1:13 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 118.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.8° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.01° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.22° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.77° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.