The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 10, 1955
Waning Crescent
35.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 AM
4:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 404
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 | 287.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 22.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.70° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.