The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 2010
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
9:23 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1085
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.6° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 01m / -17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.00° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.21° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.