The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 2015
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
6:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1146
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 171.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 09m / 8.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.03° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 3.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.95° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.