The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 1983
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
10:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 751
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 | 61.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.1° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.51° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.56° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.35° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.