The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 10, 1942
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
7:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 242
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 | 343.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 162.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 17.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.18° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.29° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.