The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 2078
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
10:19 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1926
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 | 59.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.76° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.55° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.