The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2080
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
2:41 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1950
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 283.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.87° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.62° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| 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.