The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 1996
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
7:02 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 911
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 | 345.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 166.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.76° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.49° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.37° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.