The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2159
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
6:15 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2928
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 168.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -7.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.30° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.13° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.