The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 10, 2015
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
6:24 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1146
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 192.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 21m / 11.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.02° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.72° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.