The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 1934
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 AM
6:48 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 144
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 | 334.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 185.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.45° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.62° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.