The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 10, 2176
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
9:52 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3133
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 05m / 17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.35° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.90° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.