The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2149
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
10:02 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2804
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -4.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.68° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.30° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.