The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, April 10, 2070
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
7:53 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1821
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 6.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.14° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.97° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.