The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 6, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
4:16 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2309
Events on this date
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 18.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -14.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.44° / 2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.98° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.