The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 PM
4:25 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2680
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 10.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 11m / -15.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.64° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.94° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.