The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 1923
Waning Crescent
29.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
4:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 8
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 | 294.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 253.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.29° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.90° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.