The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 5, 1962
Waxing Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
11:34 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 491
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 | 71.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.6° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -13.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.17° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.59° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.