The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 1963
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 503
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 | 272.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.54° / -2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.76° / 3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.77° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.