The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 7, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 PM
1:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2272
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.89° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.46° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.78° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.