The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 2027
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
11:07 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1295
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 | 77.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 106.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -25.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.05° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.82° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.