The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 6, 2172
Waning Gibbous
82.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
11:19 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.4%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3088
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 | 229.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 294.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 13.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.45° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -0.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.17° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.