The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, April 10, 2061
Waning Gibbous
72.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
9:57 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.8%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1710
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 249.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 34m / -28.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.27° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.86° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.