The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 2105
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
8:18 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2261
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -17.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.07° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.94° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.