The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2040
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
9:47 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1457
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 118.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -23.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.97° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.28° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.