The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 1985
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
6:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 775
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 | 318.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 224.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 46m / 23.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.56° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.42° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.88° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.