The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 PM
4:10 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 726
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 | 148.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.4° / 17.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.35° / -1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.61° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.