The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 1953
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
7:03 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 379
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 170.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.63° / -2.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.43° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.