The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 5, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
3:41 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2915
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 | 143.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.4° / 31.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -17.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.33° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.31° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.