The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2086
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
6:56 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2024
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 | 344.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 58m / 7.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.16° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.62° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.