The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 2154
Waxing Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
8:56 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2867
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 125.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.15° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.05° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.