The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2142
Waning Gibbous
68.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
1:16 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2718
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 | 248.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 286.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 21.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.02° / -2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.66° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.