The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Waxing Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
10:12 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 986
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 | 49.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.0° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.48° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.77° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.