The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 10, 1914
Waning Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
10:12 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -104
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter 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 | 233.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 296.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.80° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.71° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.91° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.