The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 1956
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:37 AM
10:47 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 416
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 | 57.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -9.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.24° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.46° / 5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.05° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.