The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2148
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
2:55 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 268.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.61° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.84° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.