The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 11, 2178
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
7:19 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3162
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Sep 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 154.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 1.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.20° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.24° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.