The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2067

Waning Crescent

4.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
60°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
4.1%
Age
27.6 days
Distance
406,000 km
Apparent size
29.4′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
1789

Events on this date

  1. Saturn behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

Exact values

For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun337.04°
Phase angle156.56°
Illuminated fraction4.13%
Altitude / azimuth59.7° / 181.4°
Right ascension / declination9h 28m / 10.14°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude141.21° / -4.52°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.25° / 6.38°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-156.81° / -1.56°
Position angle of the axis17.7°
Position angle of the bright limb96.8°
Apparent magnitude-6.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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