The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2159
Waning Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
4:15 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2927
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 | 288.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 264.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.51° / 0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.41° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.29° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.