The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
5:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3150
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 | 161.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 351.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -9.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.44° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.34° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| 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.