The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2074
Waning Gibbous
98.5% 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
8:53 PM
7:59 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1876
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 | 193.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.1° / 307.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 59m / -4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.85° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.09° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.59° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| 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.