The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2081
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
9:33 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1963
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 | 46.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.82° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.54° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.