The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2111
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
9:53 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2334
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 114.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 22m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 200.20° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.70° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.