The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 2182
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3212
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.9° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.33° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.16° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.