The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2073
Waxing Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
11:11 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1864
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.6° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.29° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.88° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.