The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 PM
1:15 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1332
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 | 113.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 31m / -21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.14° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.79° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.