The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 10, 1953
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
8:58 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 379
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 | 11.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 9.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.73° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.73° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.21° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.