The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 11, 1969
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
7:46 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 577
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 1% of the Sun is covered at 3:59 PM.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 5.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.84° / 0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / -0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.76° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.