The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 2022
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
8:20 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1233
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 308.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / -0.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.69° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.