The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2173
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
7:27 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3100
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 166.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.54° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.46° / -4.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.66° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 118.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.