The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 5, 2179
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
10:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3175
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 | 56.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 25m / -17.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.37° / -2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.26° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.