The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 1929
First Quarter
49.7% 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
2:16 PM
11:14 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 84
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.9° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -27.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.41° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.29° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.