The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 10, 1986
Waxing Crescent
42.6% 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
2:23 PM
11:27 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 788
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.02° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.48° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.