The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 11, 2031
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
4:47 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1344
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 243.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.37° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.48° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.60° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.