The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
3:54 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 256
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 25.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.36° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.35° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.22° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.