The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 PM
5:12 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 664
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 | 158.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 359.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -9.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.49° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.00° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.