The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 1987
Waning Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
11:34 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 801
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 | 223.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.0° / 306.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 49m / 24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.51° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.81° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.