The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 10, 1901
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:48 AM
4:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -265
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 250.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.37° / -3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.28° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.