The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 11, 2003
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
7:53 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 998
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 | 191.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 310.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -3.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.92° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.91° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.