The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 11, 1941
Waning Gibbous
70.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:13 PM
12:37 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.0%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 231
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 246.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.9° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.01° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.82° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.30° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.