The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 2173
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
7:49 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3100
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 | 351.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 149.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 37m / 11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.48° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.55° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.89° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.