The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 6, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
89.4% 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
6:15 PM
3:39 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3249
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 | 141.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 34.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 34m / -17.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.45° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.92° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| 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.