The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 11, 1947
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 AM
6:23 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 364,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 305
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 | 316.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 229.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.87° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.27° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.