The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 10, 2100
First Quarter
46.1% 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
2:50 PM
11:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2198
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 | 85.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.3° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.39° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.08° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| 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.