The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2013
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
8:18 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1122
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.6° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / -2.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.27° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.23° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.