The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 6, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
82.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
2:17 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2408
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 | 130.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 63.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -26.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.81° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.71° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.58° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.