The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 1904
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
6:52 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -228
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 187.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.90° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.41° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.