The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 10, 2020
Last Quarter
47.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1208
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.4° / 274.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 23m / 22.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.50° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.87° / 0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.17° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.