The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 5, 1974
Waning Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
10:50 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 639
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 299.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.41° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -49.21° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.