The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 10, 1926
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
10:02 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 45
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 11.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.03° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.21° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.34° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.