The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2161
Waning Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
8:54 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2952
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 311.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 5.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.74° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.80° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.