The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 1990
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
2:53 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 837
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 281.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 26.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.97° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.15° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.