The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 1909
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 PM
1:37 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -165
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.00° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.32° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.