The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 10, 2107
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:48 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2284
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 22m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.96° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.19° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.7° |
| 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.