The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 10, 2083
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
7:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1987
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 169.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.31° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.40° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.