The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 10, 1969
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
7:26 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 577
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 | 346.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 159.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.43° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.01° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.