The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 1937
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
11:27 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 182
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 103.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 14m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.42° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.97° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.09° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.