The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 10, 1943
Waxing Crescent
31.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
12:57 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 251
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.9° / 73.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 19.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.47° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.15° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.