The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 7, 2056
Waning Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
7:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1653
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 186.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 28m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.82° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.80° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.