The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 6, 2188
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
7:39 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3286
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 189.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 309.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.30° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.