The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
5:23 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2272
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 | 159.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 357.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.19° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.04° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.