The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2062
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1729
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.16° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.87° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.55° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.