The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 2009
Last Quarter
54.9% 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
11:46 PM
2:37 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1072
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 | 264.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 26.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.54° / 3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.95° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.