The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 10, 2189
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 AM
7:37 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3300
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 144.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 44m / -8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.18° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.58° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.