The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
8:19 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1185
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 | 19.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 133.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -9.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.78° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.20° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.