The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2170
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
4:48 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3063
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 | 293.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 29m / 25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.51° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.51° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.