The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 1974
Waning Crescent
37.2% 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
12:39 AM
3:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 639
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 | 284.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.53° / -1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.20° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.