The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 10, 1981
Waxing Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
12:51 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 721
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.4° / 73.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 20.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.23° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.05° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.