The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 10, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
6:38 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1636
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,600 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 344.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / 1.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.44° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.09° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.