The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2124
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
6:38 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2494
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 9.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.65° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.01° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.