The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 1951
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 354
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.4° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.17° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.55° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.