The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2076
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1901
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 93.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 09m / -22.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.19° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.79° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| 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.