The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 10, 2157
Waxing Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 PM
10:55 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2903
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.6° / 108.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.05° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.38° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.85° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.