The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 1966
Waning Crescent
14.4% 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
2:48 AM
6:20 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 540
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 231.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 31m / 23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.23° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.08° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.