The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 2015
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
5:59 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1147
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 | 334.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 186.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / 2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.78° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / 1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.63° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.