The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 10, 2042
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
6:26 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1480
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 | 318.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.20° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.07° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.85° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.