The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 10, 1952
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 PM
2:02 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 368
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.15° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.91° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.