The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 2020
Waning Crescent
37.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
4:01 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.5%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1208
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 267.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.01° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -0.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.38° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.