The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2066
Waning Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1778
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 279.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.70° / -0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.62° / 1.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.81° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.