The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 10, 2185
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 PM
7:47 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3249
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Sep 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 190.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 311.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 01m / -3.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.68° / -3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.79° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.