The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 1934
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
8:44 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 144
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.0° / 130.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 31m / 13.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.60° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.03° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.