The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 2097
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 PM
10:12 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2161
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.08° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.19° / 1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.97° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| 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.