The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
1:41 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2742
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 | 115.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.07° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.39° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.