The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
81.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
2:05 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1233
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 | 128.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.8° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.87° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.18° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.