The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 10, 1986
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 789
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.9° / 98.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 23m / -27.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.44° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.59° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.