The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 15, 2010
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1085
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 50m / -24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.65° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.13° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.35° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.