The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 1979
Waning Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
12:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 702
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 | 243.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 21m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.73° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.41° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.