The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
4:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 157.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 353.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.50° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.52° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.