The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2061
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
2:52 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1715
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,800 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 26.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.73° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.79° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.