The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 11, 2156
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
6:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2890
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.31° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.50° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.