The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2132
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
6:31 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2593
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 221.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.55° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.35° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.