The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 5, 1950
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 342
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 | 281.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.4° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 28.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.50° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.05° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.