The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 PM
1:13 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1802
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 | 111.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.6° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.04° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / -3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.17° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.