The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 1934
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
6:23 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 144
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.63° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.39° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.