The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 1940
Waxing Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
10:59 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 219
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 | 62.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.12° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.09° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| 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.