The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 1945
Waxing Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 AM
10:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 281
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 | 56.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.6° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -12.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.89° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.88° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.73° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.