The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 11, 2157
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
11:43 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 102.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.28° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.64° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.