The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 2085
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
3:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2012
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 270.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.69° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / 0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.92° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.