The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 1988
Waning Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
5:58 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 812
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 | 310.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.85° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.90° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.