The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 1936
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
5:31 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 169
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 229.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.02° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.88° / 3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.04° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.