The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 10, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
94.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
4:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2037
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.5° / 8.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -9.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.68° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.73° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.83° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.