The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 2011
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
6:27 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1097
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 | 171.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 339.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 40m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.47° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.67° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.