The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 1947
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
3:17 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 304
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 | 280.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.4° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 19.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.53° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.50° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.