The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 1912
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
4:19 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -128
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 28.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.87° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.40° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.