The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2075
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
6:09 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1888
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 227.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 21.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.11° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.15° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.