The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 2080
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
6:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1950
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,500 km.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 187.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 42m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.92° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.72° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.