The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2021
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
10:00 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1222
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 | 57.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 116.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 54m / -23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.91° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.30° / 1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.08° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.