The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2138
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
8:16 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / -0.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.36° / -2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.80° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.