The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 10, 1945
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:50 AM
10:06 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 281
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 112.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 10m / -8.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.07° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.96° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.