The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2004
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
5:40 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1011
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 215.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 13.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.27° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.34° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.