The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 2184
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
8:58 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3237
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 | 19.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 125.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / 0.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.03° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.60° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.