The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 PM
10:50 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1122
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 | 63.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.8° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.63° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / -1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.32° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| 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.