The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 2083
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
4:56 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1987
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 | 296.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 259.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.63° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.48° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.