The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 1971
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 602
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 281.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 27.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.01° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.34° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.