The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2138
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
8:36 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2668
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 21m / -6.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.38° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.57° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.