The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 10, 2184
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
11:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3238
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 35m / -18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.13° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.75° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.