The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 1920
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
6:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -28
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 175.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.15° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.01° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.