The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2045

New Moon

0.2% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
37°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
0.2%
Age
0.2 days
Distance
366,900 km
Apparent size
32.6′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1519

Events on this date

  1. Mars and Uranus close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

  2. New Moon

    The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

Exact values

For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun3.04°
Phase angle174.65°
Illuminated fraction0.22%
Altitude / azimuth33.6° / 155.0°
Right ascension / declination13h 10m / -12.18°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude200.80° / -4.39°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.61° / 6.36°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-178.93° / -1.29°
Position angle of the axis21.6°
Position angle of the bright limb346.6°
Apparent magnitude-4.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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