The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 1945
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
8:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 282
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 | 48.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.78° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.