The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 1974
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:09 PM
11:53 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 639
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 | 235.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 293.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.10° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.40° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.