The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, April 10, 2184
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
7:56 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3231
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 3.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Apr 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 147.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 3.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.96° / -2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.43° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.