The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 10, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
56.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
12:22 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 689
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 | 96.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.49° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.84° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.