The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 PM
4:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2445
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 | 152.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.9° / 9.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.40° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.75° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.