The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 10, 1910
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
8:18 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -157
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 143.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 9.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.56° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / 3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.88° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.