The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2042
Last Quarter
50.7% 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
11:59 PM
3:02 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1480
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 280.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.59° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.99° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.