The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 2048
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
8:49 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1556
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.96° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.18° / 3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.94° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.