The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2072
Waning Crescent
39.6% 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
12:46 AM
3:25 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 282.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 48m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.13° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.25° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| 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.