The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 11, 2164
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
4:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2989
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.48° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.76° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.83° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.