The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2181
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
5:49 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3199
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.40° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.97° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.