The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 2187
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
9:59 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3274
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 | 38.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -3.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.61° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.91° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.