The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2018
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
6:03 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1183
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 | 317.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 224.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 14m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.29° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.96° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.