The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 1955
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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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 | 264.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.52° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.87° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| 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.