The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2056
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
8:23 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1655
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 132.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -10.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.78° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.13° / -5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.59° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.