The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 5, 2157
Waxing Crescent
3.2% 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
8:48 AM
8:29 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 07m / -4.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.52° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.98° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.