The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, September 10, 2012
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 AM
4:16 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1109
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 255.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.74° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.79° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.