The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 2043
Waxing Crescent
44.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:54 PM
11:42 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1494
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -28.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.24° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.81° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.36° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.