The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 1974
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
3:56 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 640
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 | 294.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 247.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 13.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.31° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.08° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.