The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
4:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2915
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 | 155.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.4° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.43° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.13° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| 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.