The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2102
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
5:58 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 341.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 178.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / -3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.79° / -4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.90° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.