The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, November 10, 1956
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 419
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Nov 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -10.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.13° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.57° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| 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.