The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 2148
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
7:24 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2791
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 162.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 11.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.38° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.18° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.