The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
5:57 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2581
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 | 170.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.6° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -13.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.60° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.