The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 1963
Waning Crescent
40.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
3:40 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 504
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 | 280.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 21.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.29° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.65° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.