The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2160
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
10:51 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2940
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 | 67.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 108.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.49° / -2.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.71° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.84° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.