The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
85.8% 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
5:50 PM
3:08 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.8%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3014
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 | 135.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.8° / 46.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 06m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.83° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.32° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.73° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.