The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 2151
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 AM
8:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2829
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 127.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / 2.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.32° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.90° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.