The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 1920
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
3:26 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -29
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 | 281.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 265.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.21° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.65° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.24° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.