The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 2039
Waning Crescent
39.9% 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
12:22 AM
3:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1443
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 269.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.64° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.87° / -1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.96° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.2° |
| 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.