The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2053
Waning Crescent
39.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
3:26 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1616
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 | 282.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.12° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.45° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.