The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2167
Last Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3026
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 | 273.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.41° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / 5.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.66° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| 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.