The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2001
Last Quarter
44.7% 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
12:04 AM
3:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 974
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 | 276.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 270.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.65° / 2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.25° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.