The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2085
Waning Gibbous
89.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
10:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2012
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 | 217.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 12.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.85° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.96° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.