The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 10, 2176
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3139
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.19° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.11° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.