The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 10, 1966
Waning Crescent
23.4% 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
1:38 AM
5:33 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.4%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 540
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 26.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.86° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.85° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| 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.