The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2133
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2606
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -24.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.89° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.80° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.