The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 1935
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
11:45 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 157
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 | 84.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.98° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 4.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.76° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.