The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 10, 2072
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
6:47 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1851
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 | 335.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 182.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 12.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.53° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.15° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.