The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 10, 2181
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
8:26 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3201
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 | 26.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 132.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.65° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.91° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.