The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 10, 1977
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
5:45 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 677
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 191.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 2.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.86° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.21° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.