The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, September 10, 2130
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2569
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 | 87.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.49° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.02° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| 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.