The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, April 10, 2040
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 AM
7:16 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1450
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus 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 | 348.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 158.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 44m / 0.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.09° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.90° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.