The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 1999
Waning Crescent
12.3% 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
3:22 AM
6:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 948
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 | 318.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.4° / 220.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.62° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.16° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.