The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 10, 1909
Waning Crescent
26.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
3:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.8%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -166
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 267.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.15° / 0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / 0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.63° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.