The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 2040
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
10:28 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1456
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -16.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.99° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.95° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.