The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2051
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
8:30 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1592
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 132.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 59m / -2.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.50° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 3.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.84° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.