The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 1988
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
7:56 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 813
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 141.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 1.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.17° / -0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.95° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.