The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 1990
Last Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 838
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 25.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.88° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.82° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.