The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2051
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
10:49 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 63.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.5° / 108.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.41° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.01° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.