The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 2133
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
11:42 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2606
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.0° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.62° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / 1.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.01° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.