The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 10, 2026
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
12:43 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1277
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 55m / -24.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.97° / -3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.32° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.