The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 1977
Waning Crescent
40.1% 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
12:44 AM
3:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 676
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.50° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.42° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.