The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, September 10, 2176
Waxing Crescent
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
11:34 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3138
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 103.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.53° / -4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.03° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.8° |
| 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.