The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 2156
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
3:05 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2890
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.00° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.40° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| 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.