The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2056
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
6:21 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1653
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 | 320.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 218.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.47° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.57° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.