The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 1942
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 243
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 | 313.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.4° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.35° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.94° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.