The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 2002
Waxing Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
10:05 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 58.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 115.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -23.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.23° / -0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.87° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.