The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 10, 1986
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
11:32 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 786
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.46° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.88° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.