The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2048
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
6:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1554
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 | 340.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 174.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.42° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.23° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.