The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2178
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
4:07 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3162
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 | 287.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 23.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.67° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.09° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| 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.