The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2108
Waxing Crescent
38.0% 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
1:36 PM
11:50 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2298
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 | 75.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 99.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.42° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.58° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.80° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.