The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2154
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
7:39 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2865
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 14.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.48° / 3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.41° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.06° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.