The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 2178
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3162
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 274.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.14° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.91° / -1.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.87° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.