The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 16, 2010
Waxing Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
12:43 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1085
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Sep 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.06° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.15° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.