The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 1912
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
6:03 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -126
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 171.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -7.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.84° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.22° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.