The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 10, 2059
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
6:11 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1685
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 175.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -5.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 356.86° / -4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.49° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.