The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 10, 1941
Waning Gibbous
76.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
11:15 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.0%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 232
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.6° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 17.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.63° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 7.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.50° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.