The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2146
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
8:12 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2767
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.5° / 138.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 4.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.57° / 0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.24° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.