The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2026
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
5:23 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1282
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 256.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.20° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.36° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.30° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.