The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 1942
Waning Crescent
23.0% 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
2:15 AM
4:54 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 243
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 244.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 05m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.36° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.72° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.