The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 1982
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
3:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 738
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 | 282.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.0° / 267.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.00° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.79° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.