The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2046
Waxing Crescent
42.3% 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
2:19 PM
11:26 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1530
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.28° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.12° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.04° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.