The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 10, 1982
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 738
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 20.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.90° / -2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / 3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.58° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.