The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2143
Waning Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 AM
5:13 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2729
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 235.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.90° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.35° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.