The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 10, 1952
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 PM
2:43 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 367
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 283.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 27.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.76° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.54° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.