The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2156
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
5:18 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2891
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 214.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 9.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.75° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.20° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.