The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 10, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 PM
12:51 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 590
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 | 113.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.1° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.12° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.21° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.