The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
9:18 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1184
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 | 25.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 194.75° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.86° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.