The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 2142
Waning Gibbous
64.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
1:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.7%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2717
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 20.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.97° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.84° / 0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.94° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.