The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2102
Waning Crescent
29.2% 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
1:11 AM
4:47 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2222
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 | 294.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 260.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 25.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.44° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.07° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| 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.