The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 2143
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
8:25 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2731
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 | 27.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 132.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.93° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / 0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.52° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.