The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 2097
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
9:57 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2162
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 116.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.34° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.06° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.