The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 1932
Waxing Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
11:11 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 120
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 | 78.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.4° / 106.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -25.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.38° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.44° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| 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.