The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 10, 2172
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3088
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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 27.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.90° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.96° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.