The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 1911
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
3:37 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -140
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 | 156.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.0° / 32.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.82° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.26° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.