The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 5, 2152
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
11:56 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2841
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.8° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 31m / -23.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.78° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.20° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.