The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 1994
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
8:12 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 887
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 | 11.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.81° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.04° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.