The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 10, 1977
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 AM
11:37 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 671
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 21m / -16.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.50° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.98° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.