The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 5, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
77.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
2:11 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.4%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3014
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.3° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.43° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.92° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.