The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2122
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 PM
10:24 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2470
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 | 62.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -20.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.69° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.23° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.