The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 10, 1936
Waning Gibbous
87.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
7:41 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.5%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 164
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.00° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.55° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.