The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 2026
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
6:44 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1284
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 157.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 58m / -10.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.45° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.13° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 15.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.