The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 2005
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1023
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.35° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.46° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.