The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 10, 2004
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
6:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1010
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 | 314.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.48° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.56° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.45° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.