The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 10, 2149
First Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 PM
12:09 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2804
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 | 95.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 31m / -20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.32° / 2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.21° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.