The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 10, 2062
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
11:54 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1728
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.4° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 07m / -28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.25° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.46° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.