The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2173
Waxing Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
8:49 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3102
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 54m / -24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.52° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.22° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.