The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 10, 1947
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
5:34 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 305
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 253.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 25.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.23° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.05° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.