The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 10, 2130
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
12:00 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2570
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 | 93.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 29m / -21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.69° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.11° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| 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.