The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 1902
First Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 PM
11:25 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -14.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.84° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.87° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.