The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, October 10, 2194

Waning Crescent

13.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
59°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
13.8%
Age
26.0 days
Distance
378,900 km
Apparent size
31.5′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
3361

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

  2. Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered

    All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.

  3. Moon and Venus close together

    They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Oct 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun316.49°
Phase angle136.37°
Illuminated fraction13.81%
Altitude / azimuth53.1° / 216.7°
Right ascension / declination10h 22m / 8.76°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude154.18° / -1.29°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.66° / 2.32°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-131.62° / -1.33°
Position angle of the axis19.7°
Position angle of the bright limb109.2°
Apparent magnitude-7.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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