The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 1907
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
6:42 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -190
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 188.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 14.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.52° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.00° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 122.0° |
| 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.