The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 10, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
4:40 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1463
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 114.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 36.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.95° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.84° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.29° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.