The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 10, 1915
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
7:13 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -90
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.9° / 152.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / -4.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.89° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.75° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.