The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 1918
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
10:08 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -53
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -18.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.14° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.83° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.12° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.