The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
4:08 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3077
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 24.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.40° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.70° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.