The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 10, 2171
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
12:26 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3071
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.65° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.32° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.