The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 10, 1985
Waning Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
9:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 770
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -27.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.32° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.22° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.35° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.