The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
10:53 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1253
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 57m / 19.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.50° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.72° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.