The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 10, 2078
Waxing Crescent
18.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 PM
9:25 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1927
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.7° / 121.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 27m / -24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.88° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.24° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.87° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.