The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
5:22 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1035
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 | 164.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 341.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -14.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.15° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.98° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.