The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 10, 1949
Waning Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
10:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 331
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 | 218.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.99° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -3.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.91° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.