The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 5, 1983
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
7:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 750
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 | 339.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 168.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 44m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.03° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.26° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.