The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 11, 2059
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:29 AM
10:02 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1691
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 113.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -14.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.31° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.36° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.