The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 1957
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
4:42 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 429
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 | 152.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 11.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.08° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.78° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.