The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2140
Waning Crescent
22.2% 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
2:01 AM
5:13 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2692
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 | 303.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 247.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 21.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.39° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.70° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.