The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 1950
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
7:06 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 341
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.7° / 225.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 50m / 28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.14° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.60° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.