The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 10, 1950
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
7:18 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 342
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 168.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 14.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.35° / 2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.18° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.