The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 1982
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
3:37 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 739
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 | 279.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.05° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.45° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.