The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 10, 1939
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
5:45 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 206
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 214.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 13.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.29° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.71° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.