The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 2172
Waning Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 273.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.56° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.88° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.