The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
11:27 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1258
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 | 83.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 104.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.61° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.87° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.