The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 5, 1964
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
8:08 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 515
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 144.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.32° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.69° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 145.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.