The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 1981
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:49 PM
4:01 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 727
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 | 141.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 28.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -11.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.78° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.93° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.