The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 6, 2142
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 PM
8:17 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2717
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 | 194.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 316.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 3.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.16° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.01° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.