The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 1950
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
4:58 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 342
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 28.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.68° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.27° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.8° |
| 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.