The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 10, 2051
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
10:40 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1592
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.81° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.93° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.