The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2119
Waxing Crescent
2.7% 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
8:38 AM
8:30 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2433
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 131.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 04m / -3.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.25° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.38° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.