The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
4:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1196
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 | 152.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.3° / 7.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.18° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.24° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.