The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, September 6, 2126

Waning Gibbous

80.4% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
60°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
80.4%
Age
19.0 days
Distance
404,900 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
2519

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 Sun232.62°
Phase angle52.52°
Illuminated fraction80.42%
Altitude / azimuth-5.8° / 290.4°
Right ascension / declination2h 20m / 11.76°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude36.52° / -2.04°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.58° / 2.95°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-55.18° / -0.80°
Position angle of the axis339.3°
Position angle of the bright limb72.7°
Apparent magnitude-11.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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