The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 1944
Last Quarter
55.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
1:40 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.2%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 267
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 10.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.07° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.64° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.