The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 1968
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
6:33 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 565
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.0° / 323.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -9.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.96° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.41° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 208.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.