The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 5, 2129
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
2:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2556
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.59° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.03° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.