The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 1961
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
6:11 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 478
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 212.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 16.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.39° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.76° / 0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.