The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 10, 1992
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 PM
2:51 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 857
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 Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 55.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 19.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.25° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.80° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.13° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| 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.