The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 2016
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% 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
4:19 PM
1:40 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1159
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 | 114.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.13° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.04° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.