The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2100
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2199
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.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.33° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.87° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.16° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| 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.