The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2118
Waning Gibbous
64.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 PM
1:35 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.7%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2420
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 288.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.89° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.75° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.79° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.