The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2171
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
11:52 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 100.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.50° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.75° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.40° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.