The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 PM
3:33 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1196
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 35.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.28° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.42° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.