The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2159
Last Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2927
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 274.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.35° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.08° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| 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.