The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 1929
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
9:22 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 83
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.98° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.78° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.