The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 10, 2038
Waxing Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:53 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1426
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 21.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.55° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.35° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.