The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 1982
Waning Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
10:06 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 738
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 293.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 28m / 3.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.88° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.81° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.