The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 2026
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
7:54 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 6.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 141.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -0.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.57° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.55° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.