The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
4:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3076
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 15.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.79° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.44° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.