The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2036
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
7:43 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1406
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 | 189.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 311.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 45m / -5.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.46° / -3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.21° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.