The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
7:12 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1084
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 161.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 6.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.89° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.65° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.85° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.