The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 11, 2176
First Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3138
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 | 94.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -26.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.39° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.82° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.