The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 11, 1961
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
8:49 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 479
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / 0.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.76° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.21° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.07° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.