The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 2004
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
6:46 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1010
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 | 325.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 21.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.74° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.68° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.