The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 1958
Last Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 AM
2:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 441
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 | 272.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 270.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.20° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.62° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.