The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 2066
Last Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1777
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.04° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.86° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.12° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.