The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 6, 2169
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 PM
6:57 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3051
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -10.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.12° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.07° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.22° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 144.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.