The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2189
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
6:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3298
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 | 311.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 241.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.22° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.54° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.