The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2157
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
8:50 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.40° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.51° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.75° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.