The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2124
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
8:51 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2496
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 127.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.11° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.12° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.