The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 1963
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:29 PM
8:55 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 503
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 | 205.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / -1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.39° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.83° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.