The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 1931
Waning Crescent
36.2% 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
12:15 AM
4:28 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 107
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 | 286.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 28.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.32° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.00° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.47° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.